Weddings Blog

Below is a collection of short posts about the Melbourne wedding ceremonies that I have performed. I love this job, and I love reading these posts again from time to time for the memories. Please contact me here with any enquiries or questions – enjoy!

Melbourne wedding ceremony posts:

The scents of Christmas lilies and candles filled the air as this beautiful young couple exchanged the marriage vows they had written for each other and committed to support, love and respect each other for the rest of their lives together. A small gathering of family and friends wished them happiness.

The bride and groom chose to marry before their close family members on the deck of his parents’ beautiful home overlooking the beach at San Remo. At exactly the right moment, the sun broke through, the sea sparkled below them and they exchanged the wedding vows that they had written for each other.

Their friendship started 20 years ago when the groom agreed to mow the bride’s lawn in exchange for a cuppa and a chat. Their lives may have taken different pathways, turnings and challenges, but the friendship endured. How appropriate then, that their lovingly maintained garden was the setting for their wedding on Saturday. It

Recently I have been thrilled to receive joyous news from two couples whose marriages I celebrated earlier in this year. They emailed to let me know that a new baby had arrived and included photos (not this one). I feel very privileged that many couples take the time to keep me informed of achieving a

The candles are lit, the flowers are on display, music is playing softly and the guests are seated – all part of preparing my home office to become the ceremonial space for a wedding. This morning a lovely young couple exchanged their wedding vows before a small group of family members to celebrate their civil

The bride and groom had both written personal wedding vows that they had kept secret from each other until the wedding. It was always going to be an emotional moment, but who could have guessed that the groom would barely contain his tears when it came to saying the words? We all held our breath

The guests were there to celebrate a first birthday party for the couple’s little girl. They had just finished blowing out the candle and singing “Happy Birthday” when I arrived on the scene and swapped the candle for a cute pair of owls dressed as a bride and groom. The penny slowly dropped and happy

The Nevsky Russian restaurant was alive with music, love and laughter as the groom married his beautiful Japanese bride. Their joyful wedding ceremony concluded with the symbolic breaking of a wine glass while the guests shouted Mazeltov!

The photo is from the cover of the Celebrants’ Conference I have just enjoyed over the last two days. I belong to the Civil Celebrants Graduates Association or CCGA, made of up celebrants who completed a Monash University post graduate qualification in celebrancy. The first day covered ongoing professional development which we have to undertake

A small group – the bride, groom, their baby daughter and the two witnesses – celebrated a lovely, fun-filled wedding in my home this morning. Then, as the autumn sun poured through the windows, we toasted their happiness with a glass of sparkling Moet.

It was a wedding in the beautiful St Vincents Garden in Albert Park. So what better reading than the poem “Thoughts in a Garden” by R. Gerhardt? “This is a special place, a place where people have brought beautiful living plants, here to establish them, to nurture and care for them, that they may forever

The Plane Tree Walk in the Fitzroy Gardens provided a stunning canopy of autumn colours for a very happy wedding on Saturday. Champagne was on hand for everyone to toast the bride and groom at the end of the ceremony.

Marriages that start with friendship seem to be off to a good start. This couple recommends a long engagement because it encouraged them to try and work through any issues that arose in their relationship. I really liked their Reading from Bob Marley’s “He’s not perfect”.

The poet Judy Bielicki wrote: It is often said that it is love that makes the world go round. However, without doubt, it is friendship which keeps our spinning existence on an even keel. True friendship provides so many of the essentials for a happy life-it is the foundation on which to build an enduring

There are beautiful rhythms in a wedding ceremony – from the expectation of the arrival of the bridal party, the welcoming of guests, the often lighthearted telling of the couple’s story, the carefully chosen readings and reflections, the formality and the meaningfulness of their exchange of vows and rings, to the signing of the marriage

Seawinds Gardens overlooking the full sweep of the bay was the idyllic setting for Saturday’s wedding. The happily married couple then went on to celebrate at their grandparents’ place in Merricks, simply called “the Block”. It was a joyous and, at times, tearful expression of the bride and groom’s love for each other.

The beach at Brighton was the glorious setting for this happy wedding between a young couple who had been trying for over two years to obtain a prospective marriage visa in order to celebrate their marriage in Australia. Finally, the moment had arrived and a few tears of joy were shed amidst all the smiles.

On the anniversary of their first date – twenty three years ago – this happy couple finally “tied the knot” on St Valentine’s day under the welcome shade of a stately gum tree at the Coburg Lakes. During the ceremony, they participated in a hand fasting ritual with ribbons that were the colours of St

From where the celebrant stands, it’s not always possible to see what the bride and groom’s attendants are doing. Often, it’s the children – the page boys and flower girls – who are stealing the show, while the ceremony goes on around them. These two adorable twin page boys were totally enjoying themselves and the